Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:25 The G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement reaffirming that they will never recognize Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory. "This war of aggression can end now if Russia immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraws its troops from all of Ukraine to its internationally recognized borders, renounces its claims to the annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, as well as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, and respects the sovereign rights of Ukraine as an independent state," the statement said.
20:04 The next meeting in the Rammstein format in Germany will be "special", Zelensky said in an evening video address. Earlier it was reported that the meeting will take place on October 12 at the level of heads of state and will be chaired by Biden. "From our side, our partners receive all the details, all the arguments on how to ensure results in the coming months both at the front and in diplomatic work. The power of arms and the power of diplomacy always work effectively only together, and this is how we expect, this is how we must implement the victory plan. We also expect specific things from our partners," the Ukrainian president emphasized.
He also announced the preparation of another security agreement, this time on the 27th. In addition, Zelensky said that today he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters, where they discussed the staffing of brigades, the purchase and supply of weapons and equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Another meeting was with Commander-in-Chief Syrsky and Chief of the General Staff Bargilevich, who reported on each of the front-line areas. "A very difficult situation. The most important thing is to put pressure on Russia by all means, all instruments, in order to achieve our goal as soon as possible - a real and fair peace for Ukraine," the head of state noted.
18:08 Russians struck a team of power engineers in the Dnipropetrovsk region, hitting a service vehicle, DTEK reported. The repair team, which was working near the front line, managed to take cover and was not injured. The drone hit the service vehicle and completely destroyed it.
16:43 September was the first month since the start of the war during which Russia attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones daily, writes ArmyInform. According to Air Force statistics, in September the enemy launched a total of 1,339 Shahed attack UAVs at Ukraine, of which 1,107 were shot down, and some were suppressed by electronic warfare. On average, the Russians launched 44 Shaheds daily, and the largest number of attack drones was launched on September 14 - 72.
16:07 Stoltenberg said that NATO has not recorded any changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine "that would require any changes on the part of the Alliance."
15:34 The Ministry of Justice assured that Ukrainians who were forcibly given Russian passports in the occupied territories will not be held accountable. "Article 40 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, in the presence of evidence of the use of psychological coercion, provides them with full legal protection in court," the department said.
15:18 In the Donetsk region, near Chasovy Yar, another Russian "war correspondent" was wounded, Izvestia newspaper employee Denis Kulaga, Russian media write. He was riding an ATV when an FPV drone flew into him. Kulaga received shrapnel wounds to both legs, burns and fractures of his lower limbs, but his life, as stated, is not in danger.
13:59 Putin signed a decree on the autumn draft: from October to the end of December, 133 thousand people are planned to be called up. The General Staff of the Russian Federation emphasized that conscripts "will not be involved in the implementation of tasks within the framework of the SVO in new regions."
12:45 Peskov called for "not excessive appeals" to changes in the Russian nuclear doctrine in the context of the war in Ukraine, which "continues on its own course." At the same time, he added that the decision to adjust the nuclear doctrine "is important, all changes will be formalized accordingly."
12:36 In the morning, Russians struck Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region with an FPV drone, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
11:48 For Ukrainians who are in the temporarily occupied territories, a service called Ty v UkrainÑ– has been created. The service includes a free VPN and a special browser for residents of the temporarily occupied territories. Thanks to it, Ukrainians will be able to stay in touch with Ukraine, even if the occupiers block Ukrainian sites or introduce their local Internet. Registration on the website tyvukraini.com.
11:27 The European Union will introduce a new sanctions regime against Russia, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak reported: "EU ambassadors will agree on a new thematic sanctions regime on Wednesday, targeting Russia's hybrid threats. It will be formalized next week. There are no names yet, but they will be added in the future." The journalist added that the EU initially wanted to introduce a general sanctions regime, but eventually agreed that it would focus on Russian threats.
11:04 In Sumy Oblast, nine people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, the National Police reported. The enemy carried out 280 strikes on 50 settlements.
10:56 Russians have been attacking the Kherson region since the morning: three people were injured in Velyka Oleksandrivka, two more in Kherson, OVA reported. In addition, three residents of the region who were injured yesterday due to Russian UAV strikes sought hospital treatment: in Berislav, Belozerka and the Belozerskaya community.
10:13 In the Kiev region, debris from downed "shaheeds" fell in six districts: grassy areas caught fire, a private house caught fire, and a cemetery was damaged. No one was hurt, OVA reported.
09:28 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and 12 were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:17 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 29 - in Lisovka and the village of Shevchenko. Three more people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:10 In the Kharkiv region, over the past day, four people were injured as a result of Russian shelling - two in the village of Boguslavka in the Izyum district and two in the village of Odnorobovka in the Bogodukhovsky district, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:04 The victory plan will be presented to the public for review, but some of its points are secret, said the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak: "Everything that becomes public is heard not only in our country, but also by the enemy. And therefore, of course, some details of this plan are closed."
08:46 Air defense destroyed 67 of 73 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. One drone flew in the direction of Belarus, three more were lost in the northern regions of Ukraine. One UAV remains in Ukrainian airspace, combat work is underway.
In addition, at night Russia attacked with one Kh-59/69 guided air missile (it was also shot down), as well as one Iskander-M ballistic missile and one Kh-31P anti-radar missile. Air defense forces operated in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Zhitomir, Poltava, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and Nikolaev regions.
08:14 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 30:
- personnel - about 653,060 (+1250) people,
- tanks - 8874 (+5),
- combat armored vehicles - 17,503 (+27),
- artillery systems - 18,822 (+27),
- MLRS - 1204 (+0),
- air defense systems - 963 (+1),
- aircraft - 369 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 16,224 (+38),
- cruise missiles - 2610 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 25,548 (+53),
- special equipment - 3313 (+16).
07:35 In the Bashtansky district of the Nikolaev region, as a result of a night Russian attack, a fire broke out at a critical infrastructure facility; information about the victims is being clarified, reported the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.